Senior Commercial Counsel - Onchain Fintech (Remote)

Gauntlet; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Gauntlet is seeking its first Assistant General Counsel to own a wide range of commercial contracting—client and partner agreements, vendor contracts, and product terms—drafting, negotiating, and building templates, playbooks, and processes while reporting to the General Counsel.

This hands-on senior role covers governance, financing, employment, IP, privacy, marketing review, disputes, and regulatory work with direct access to company leadership.

Qualifications

• Must have JD and active US state bar.
• Experience drafting, negotiating, and closing a high volume of varied agreements.
• In-house experience at a small legal team preferred.
• Ability to build templates, playbooks, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial contracting end to end: client, partner, vendor, and product agreements.
• Negotiate directly with sophisticated counterparties and their counsel.
• Advise Product and Engineering on onchain products and regulatory constraints.
• Support governance, equity, financing, employment, IP, privacy, marketing reviews, disputes, and regulatory work.
• Improve contract management, templates, and CLM processes; determine what is done in-house vs. outside counsel.

Skills

Commercial contracting

Negotiation

In-house experience

Product & Engineering collaboration

Risk management

Practical guidance

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) and active US state bar

Tools

Contract lifecycle tooling

AI in legal workflows

Job description

Gauntlet is seeking its first Assistant General Counsel to own a wide range of commercial contracting—client and partner agreements, vendor contracts, and product terms—drafting, negotiating, and building templates, playbooks, and processes while reporting to the General Counsel.

This hands-on senior role covers governance, financing, employment, IP, privacy, marketing review, disputes, and regulatory work with direct access to company leadership.